This is http://www.essayz.com/b0009241.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %DEFENSIVE DOMINEERING SUPPORTER DOMINATION SYSTEM 000924 To be and remain healthy we need to recognize, name, describe and talk about how domineering people defend their "special interests": WHAT, WHY, HOW, AGAINST-WHAT, etc. WHAT => Domineering people "need" to defend their: concentrations of exclusive powers to control: attitudes, assumptions, prejudices, perceptions, convictions, beliefs, desires, hopes, aspirations, thoughts, prayers, reasoning, relationships, etc. WHY => Because domineering people are fearful, anxious, suspicious, secretive, etc. HOW => By concealing their essential: needs, desires, motives, dishonesty, deceptions, collusions, addictions, etc. By the abuse of: deception, dishonesty, ridicule, shame, guilt, coercion, violence, alienation, excommunication, doubts, ambiguities, uncertainties, confusion, vulnerabilities, weaknesses, etc. AGAINST-WHAT => Healthy people of integrity who take for granted and affirm that it is good to be: open, honest, creative, friendly, out-going, trustful, perceptive, receptive, responsive, etc. --- for such people are likely to understand, transcend and subvert domineering people's means of domination and control. We cannot maintain our personal and communal integrity if we are unable to recognize, name, describe and talk about the WHAT, WHY, HOW, AGAINST-WHAT, etc. of domineering people's ways of responding to what they perceive as the threats of: honesty, integrity, gentleness, meekness, humility, conflict-resolution, Love, peacemaking and shalom. One of the ways in which domineering people maintain control, discipline and dominion --- is to make it appear to most people that it is disloyal, unpatriotic, evil, sinful, and unthinkable --- to take note of the domineering people's lacks in the areas of: integrity, humility, honesty, responsiveness, meekness, gentleness, justice, mercy, openness, and related virtues. If we cooperate with them in creating and/or tolerating false appearances --- we become like them and our leadership will no longer merit anyone's respect, honor or support. Domineering people seek to coerce people into honoring, respecting and supporting behaviors and people who do not truly merit such benefits. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================